1989
Top five sporting events from 1989
5.  March 6, 1989 -- La Salle 71, St. Peter's 58:  My mom wouldn't let me use the car in the snow, so in order to get
to the Meadowlands from Brooklyn, I took the subway, then the bus.  But I had to do a live pre-game report on WRTI's
Monday night sports show, and was running late to the stadium, so the report unbeknownst to everybody was done from
a pay phone at the Port Authority Bus Terminal.   Just getting to the game was a relief, and since it was the MAAC
Championship game, it was worth it.  La Salle held a 34-22 lead at halftime and the Peacocks never got to within six in
the second half.  Lionel Simmons led the Explorers with 29 points while Doug Overton added 22.
4.  November 18, 1989 -- Temple 36, Rutgers 33:  My last marching band game was Temple's last chance.  If the
Owls lose this game, they go winless for the season -- they couldn't even defeat Northern Illinois at home earlier in the
year.  The Owls pulled out the contest, finishing the year 1-10.
3.  September 16, 1989 -- Penn State 42, Temple 3:  The geeks in the Temple marching band were seriously
considering not going to the game -- after we had already arrived at the stadium -- because of the heavy rain.  I mean,
c'mon, how often do you get to sit front row at a Penn State football game in State College?  We did go to the game,
but because of the rain, I was told not to bring my cymbals.  So, I just enjoyed the game.  The game itself was nothing
to write home about, but the atmosphere was everything I'd hoped it would be.  Oh, and it didn't rain during the game.
2.  February 3rd, 1989 -- Pennsylvania 78, Dartmouth 77:  Another game when they stormed the court at the
Palestra.  Penn. never held a lead until Jerry Simon's layup off a rebound with seven seconds left gave the Quakers the
advantage.  Even more incredible is the Quakers trailed by six points with just 36 seconds left.
1.  April 29th, 1989 -- New York Knicks 107, Philadelphia 76ers 106:  The Knicks stole this game to take a 2-0
lead in their best-of-five first-round NBA series.  The Knicks trailed by 10 points with just 2:12 remaining but reeled
off the last 11 points to win.  Trent Tucker's three-point bucket with 11 seconds left capped the rally.  The first game
of this series two nights earlier was my first game at Madison Square Garden, where I have attended more sporting events
than anywhere else.
Strange facts from 1989
1.  The Temple - St. John's women's game from January 14th, 1989 was my last game at Alumni Hall in Queens until
December 31st, 2000.
2.  The NHL playoff game from April 9 is the only Flyers home playoff game I attended.  I've attended a total of 49
Flyers game in Philadelphia (48 at the Spectrum).
3.  The Duquesne - Temple basketball game from December 23rd is the first time I was ever paid to go to a sporting
event (not including scholarship money earned from playing in the Temple marching band).  I was hired as a cable puller
for the Atlantic 10 Television Network for $35.
Date                Visiting Team                Home Team                Sport
1/3/89          Philadelphia Flyers 4        NY Islanders 1             NHL
1/7/89          Villanova 62                    St. John’s 81                CBB
1/12/89        La Salle 86                      Fordham 73                 CBB
1/14/89        Temple 75                       St. John’s 72                WCBB
1/25/89        St. Peter’s 63                  La Salle 62                   CBB
1/28/89        NY Islanders 4                Phil. Flyers 7                NHL
2/3/89          Dartmouth 77                  Penn. 78                        CBB
2/4/89          Harvard 63                      Penn 67                        CBB
2/4/89          St. Bonaventure 94          St. Joseph’s 88*           CBB
2/17/89        Brown 72                         Penn 84                        CBB
2/18/89        Yale 61                            Penn 67                        CBB
2/19/89        NY Islanders 4                 Phil. Flyers 5                NHL
2/24/89        Columbia 61                    Penn. 68                        CBB
2/25/89        Cornell 65                        Penn. 61                        CBB
2/25/89        Rhode Island 83               St. Joseph’s 57*            CBB
2/28/89        Princeton Tigers 42           Penn 43                        CBB
3/2/89          West Virginia 80               Temple 78                    WCBB
3/4/89           Iona 76                            St. Peter’s 77%             CBB
3/4/89           Fordham 69                     La Salle 85%                CBB
3/6/89           St. Peter’s 58                   La Salle 71%                CBB
3/9/89           Philadelphia Flyers 4         NY Islanders 4             NHL
3/12/89         Philadelphia Flyers 3         Hartford 3                     NHL
3/19/89         Toronto 6                         Phil. Flyers 8                NHL
3/20/89         NY Knicks 129                Phil. 76ers 109             NBA
3/24/89         San Antonio Spurs 122     Phil. 76ers 135             NBA
3/31/89         Miami Heat 93                  Phil. 76ers 114             NBA
4/9/89           Washington Capitals 2       Phil. Flyers 5@             NHL
4/11/89         Montreal Expos 2              Phil. Phillies 6               MLB
4/14/89         Chicago Cubs 6                 Phil. Phillies 4               MLB
4/22/89        White 7                               Cherry 37+                  CFB
4/27/89         Phil. 76ers 96                     NY Knicks 102@        NBA
4/29/89         Phil. 76ers 106                   NY Knicks 107@        NBA
9/9/89           Syracuse Orangemen 43     Temple Owls 3            CFB
9/16/89         Temple Owls 3                   Penn State 42              CFB
9/17/89         St. Louis Cardinals 5           Phil. Phillies 9(10)       MLB
9/17/89         St. Louis Cardinals 2           Phil. Phillies 0             MLB
10/7/89         Pittsburgh Panthers 27         Temple Owls 3           CFB
10/21/89       NY Rangers 3                     Phil. Flyers 1              NHL
10/28/89       Northern Illinois 20              Temple Owls 17        CFB
11/5/89         NY Islanders 2                    Phil. Flyers 3              NHL
11/12/89       NJ Devils 3                          Phil. Flyers 3             NHL
11/16/89       Minn. North Stars 3             Phil. Flyers 6             NHL
11/17/89       San Antonio Spurs 101        Phil. 76ers 108          NBA
11/18/89       Rutgers 33                           Temple Owls 36       CFB
11/20/89       USA Verich Reps 95           Temple 97!               CBB
11/25/89       Phil. Flyers 2                        Hartford 5                NHL
11/28/89       Drexel 84                             St. Joseph’s 97*       CBB
11/28/89       Temple 55                            Penn. 54                   CBB
11/30/89       Pittsburgh Penguins 1            Phil. Flyers 4             NHL
12/14/89       Hartford Whalers 3               Phil. Flyers 2             NHL
12/15/89       Dallas Mavericks 95             Phil. 76ers 88            NBA
12/16/89       Los Angeles Kings 2             Phil. Flyers 5             NHL
12/18/89       James Madison 62                Temple 72               WCBB
12/20/89       Washington Bullets 111         Phil. 76ers 118         NBA
12/22/89       NJ Devils 5                           Phil. Flyers 4 OT       NHL
12/23/89       Duquesne Dukes 62              Temple 93                 CBB

* Game played at The Palestra
% MAAC Tournament at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
@ First round playoff game.
+ Temple's Cherry and White football game from Temple Stadium

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